Amazon has been confirmed as one of the companies in the running to buy the Regional Sports Networks (RSNs) in the US that Fox is divesting to clear the sale of its studio and cable channel assets to Walt Disney Company. If Amazon is successful, it would add up to a huge step forward in the online retailer’s move into sports.

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Comcast has made a formal offer for Sky, valuing the UK-based satellite operator at £22 billion ($30.7 billion). Today's official offer of £12.50 represents a premium of more than 16% over 21st Century Fox’s offer for the 61% of Sky it does not own. Sky's independent board of directors has this morning withdrawn its recommendation of the Fox bid, making a battle for ownership of Sky between Comcast, Fox and possibly Walt Disney Co, seemingly inevitable.

US cable giant Comcast has unveiled a possible takeover offer for Sky, aiming to outbid 21st Century Fox. Comcast today made an all-cash offer of £12.50 per share in cash for the UK-based satellite operator, which represents a 16% increase on 21st Century Fox’s offer, implying a valuation of £22.1 billion ($28.5 billion). Fox, which already owns a 39% stake in Sky, offered £18.5 billion ($23.8 billion) to acquire the shares in the operator that it does not own.

The planned full takeover of Sky by its major shareholder 21st Century Fox has been delayed further after communications regulator Ofcom raised concerns about the influence of the Murdoch family over the provision of news in the UK. Ofcom recommended a referral of the deal to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). The regulator, however, found there were no grounds for concern over the merger's impact on broadcasting standards.

A new era for Argentinian football began this week, when the AFA (Argentinian Football Association) sold the rights to broadcast all the games of the domestic league to Fox and Turner. The new contract will start from 1 August 2017 – after the end of the current season – and it will last at least for the next five seasons, although the deal includes an option for an additional period of the same length.

The UK government has referred the agreed takeover of Sky by 21st Century Fox to regulators, citing possible media plurality and broadcasting standards concerns.
The UK’s Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport yesterday wrote to both companies to advise them that she has asked communications body Ofcom and the Competition and Markets Authority to report back to her by 17 May.